Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Aschwin Marsman <aschwin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 1 Nov 2005, Carl Hartung wrote:
> On Monday 31 October 2005 23:43, Aschwin Marsman wrote:
> > I have the following problem:
> >
> > # rpm -e lame
> > error: "lame" specifies multiple packages
> >
> > How can I solve this? The smart package manager hangs when trying
> > to remove the package and I can't get it deleted on the commandline.
> 
> Have you checked to see what shows up in the "Install and Remove 
> Software" (now "Software Management") module in YaST? I understand it's a GUI 
> layered on top of rpm, but since rpm is basically a fixed application 
> relational database management system, sometimes the GUI provides just the 
> needed "broad view" during forensics... it is simply easier to "browse" the 
> database in the GUI. Select "Package Groups" in the left pane, scroll to the 
> bottom and select "zzz all" and all the packages, installed and not, will be 
> displayed in the right-hand pane. Scroll down to lame and see what's listed. 
> If there are two, try selecting *both* for removal. That's the best I can do 
> for tonight. I'll catch up with the list tomorrow and good luck!

I tried YaST, removed lame and installed it again, that worked, thanks.

In another reply Robert Schiele wrote:
# rpm -e --allmatches lame

This is what I will try next time, thanks for the hint. I can't try it now.

How can this happen? (rpm thinking that the same package is installed twice).

> regards,
> 
> - Carl

Best regards,

Aschwin Marsman

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